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I see TND as an updating of TSWLM's plot which by very definition makes it an updating of YOLT's plot also: villain(Carver, Stromberg, Blofeld) trying to start a war between a Western power(UK, USA) and a communist dictatorship(Red China, Soviet Russia) in order to achieve his plans for global domination.
I didn't vote often here but always enjoyed the discussions here and the interesting choices made by the host.
Hope he's fine too and just having a little rest in his nest. I'm sure he's just migrated to the Caribbean for a few weeks to soak up the sun! 😊
I am pleased to announce the winner of best villain plot to be....Goldfinger with 9 votes The academy voted for the following films:
In honour of the passing of Sir Sean lets do a best Bond performance by Sean Connery! The nominees!
Okay my dear academy! This one is for Sir Sean. What's his best Bond performance?
I'll go with Thunderball. He's just absolutely effortless in that film. And he looked damn good in the diving gear. Top class.
Straight away I'm going to go for Thunderball. I think it's probably his worst film but he's absolutely on top of his game at this point: he's so incredibly charismatic and is doing some really beautifully judged subtle light comedy at exactly the right points. Even physically he dominates the film and is, frankly, so incredibly sexy that we absolutely do believe that those women he passes as he walks into the casino would turn back to look at him in real life just like they do in the film. I think it's the most confident and charismatic performance of Bond in any of the Bond films, not just Connery's. He's at his peak here.
Lots of people say he looks bored in YOLT, which I've never agreed with. I can see perhaps that a little of that twinkle has gone though if you compare his performances next to each other, and he's maybe not coming up with those little extra ideas that perhaps he did the last time around (and would again for DAF). He's still Connery though, so still great.
So TB for the win!
I agree with many of the academy that TB represents perhaps his peak. He's in great form and shape. I do like the light performances of GF and DAF too. I am glad I am not voting on this one.
I think the only thing I can criticise is that TB has possibly his dodgiest wig! :D But maybe that's for another round of voting!
Generally, I don’t think Connery ever delivered a “phoned-in” performance as Bond. Even at the height of his dissatisfaction with the producers during YOLT’s filming, he still comes across as respecting the role. That said, while TB is not my favorite Connery 007 movie, I think it contains his best overall performance. Assured and stylish, by his fourth outing, Connery has “Bond” down to a pat, yet he still appears to be fully engaged and energetic.
TB
I think so, the subtitles are in Dutch.
Unmatched....